Crossword Challenge Puzzle 433 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 433 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 433: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ E _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Rule period”.
FIRETRUCK
MINING PRODUCT
2Mining product
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Peruse text”.
ORE
NOT FAKE
3Not fake
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Peruse text”.
REAL
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
c-
5DON__
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “c-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UT
WANDERER
6Wanderer
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Purplish”.
NOMAD
EARTH-QUAKE'S ORIGIN
7Earth-quake's origin
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ C _ _ T _ _. “Nap” crosses it at the sixth square.
EPICENTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
wheel of –
8WHEEL OF ___
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “wheel of -” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FORTUNE
DEEP ANGER
9Deep anger
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Not fake”.
IRE
PERUSE TEXT
10Peruse text
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Not fake” crosses it at the third square.
READ
EDGE
11Edge
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Edge, nothing more.
E
-olley
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “olley” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TR
RULE PERIOD
13Rule period
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ G _. Solving “Bell sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
REIGN
UNIFORM RESOURCE NAME
14Uniform resource name
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
URN
SLEEVE'S END
15Sleeve's end
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Details”.
CUFF
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ C _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Knock”.
KNOCKER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PEAK POSITION
17Peak position
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Earth-quake's origin”.
TOP
BELL SOUND
18Bell sound
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lump”.
DING
__LLION
19__LLION
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__LLION” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MI
NOT SHORT
20Not short
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rule period”.
LONG
PURPLISH
21Purplish
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. “Wanderer” crosses it at the fourth square.
LILAC
SECOND AIRING
22Second airing
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ U _. Solving “Sleeve's end” first gives you its fourth letter.
RERUN
LUMP
23Lump
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wanderer”.
NODE
DETAILS
24Details
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Sleeve's end”.
INFO
NAP
25Nap
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nap, nothing more.
N
"___ IT OR LOSE IT"
26"___ IT OR LOSE IT"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ IT OR LOSE IT”. Shape: U _ _.
USE
STOMACH AREA
27Stomach area
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Check the third letter against “Earth-quake's origin”.
GUT
FOOTBALL CLUB
28Football club
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Football club”.
FC
SPECIAL EDITION
29Special edition
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SE
KNOCK
30Knock
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Knock.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 433 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 433 solved
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